The Ball Busters celebrate back-to-back Wren wiffleball titles after beating the Longballers 2-1 win in Saturday night’s championship game at Wrenway Park. The game capped two days of festivities in the village. Photo courtesy of Wyatt Richardson
POSTED: 08/22/22 at 3:40 am. FILED UNDER: Sports
SCOTT TRUXELL/independent editor This week’s limited Monday Mailbag features questions about WBL football teams in Week No. 1 and a preseason prediction, Q: The WBL went 4-6 Friday night – does this mean the league will be down this year? Name withheld upon request A: In my opinion, no. Van Wert, Defiance, Elida and St. […]
POSTED: 08/22/22 at 3:40 am. FILED UNDER: Sports
Van Wert’s Mason Brinkman (pictured above) scored on a direct free kick and the Cougars opened the 2022 soccer season with a 1-1 tie against Cory-Rawson on Saturday. Goalie Tavian Eddens finished with 16 saves. Van Wert (0-1-1) is scheduled to host Lima Central Catholic on Tuesday. Photo courtesy of Hanna Young
POSTED: 08/22/22 at 3:39 am. FILED UNDER: Sports
VW independent sports COLDWATER – Van Wert dropped the season opener to Coldwater, falling 10-0 on Saturday. The Cougars are scheduled to play at Delphos Jefferson at 5 p.m. today.
POSTED: 08/22/22 at 3:39 am. FILED UNDER: Sports
Rain put a damper (literally) on the Cougar Classic on Saturday. The annual 6-team event at the Van Wert County Foundation Tennis Complex was rained out about halfway through. A reschedule date has yet to be determined. Weather permitting, the Lady Cougars are scheduled to return to action today at Defiance. Photo courtesy of Eli […]
POSTED: 08/22/22 at 3:39 am. FILED UNDER: Sports
Van Wert independent sports Here the high school football games scheduled to be broadcast this Friday night on 99.7 WKSD and 1220AM/104.3FM WERT. Both games will air live, with kickoff at 7 p.m. WKSD – Edon at AntwerpWERT – Van Wert at Celina
POSTED: 08/22/22 at 3:38 am. FILED UNDER: Sports
Submitted information West Central Ohio Youth for Christ is pleased to present the annual Golf Scramble. The event will begin at 8 a.m. Saturday, September 17, at Hickory Sticks Golf Club in Van Wert. The purpose of the event is to raise awareness of the Youth for Christ ministries in Van Wert, Convoy, and the […]
POSTED: 08/21/22 at 10:53 am. FILED UNDER: Church
VW independent news The Van Wert Police Department is looking for the man responsible for a strong-arm robbery at a convenience store. It occurred at approximately 5:20 p.m. Saturday at Pak-A-Sak North, 800 N. Washington St. Officers responded to the scene and found a 74-year-old Fort Wayne man had purchased a lottery ticket and collected […]
POSTED: 08/21/22 at 8:31 am. FILED UNDER: News
The small but mighty Crestview marching band plays for the crowd during Friday night’s season opening game against the Parkway Panthers. The Knights won the game 51-14. A complete game story can be found on the Sports page. Bob Barnes/Van Wert independent
POSTED: 08/20/22 at 12:07 am. FILED UNDER: News
VW independent staff/submitted information COLUMBUS — The Ohio Department of Commerce’s Division of Unclaimed Funds helped return $389,671.35 in unclaimed funds to more than 800 claimants at this year’s Ohio State Fair. Nearly one in three attendees that stopped by the Unclaimed Funds booth found missing money. The Division of Unclaimed Funds participates in the […]
POSTED: 08/20/22 at 12:06 am. FILED UNDER: News